SOURCE The Justice Movement

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Many hundreds of everyday Americans – struggling to keep their heads above water in a jobless recovery and fed up with political gridlock – plan to gather at the pedestal of Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday in a “March for Jobs & Justice” on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.

The March for Jobs & Justice, sponsored by the emerging Justice Movement on MLK Day, will begin at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial that is under construction and proceed to the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. There, on the spot where Dr. King delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech, the marchers will rally to demand economic justice for all Americans, as well as electoral justice and U.S. and global health justice – including an AIDS-free generation by 2015.

The Justice Movement is committed to ensuring that all American voices are heard and has intentionally chosen only everyday Americans as rally speakers, including jobs activists; a Marine Corp veteran; health care activists; Republicans, Democrats and Independents; a songwriter and a poet.

In addition, musicians and activists will perform a “Drumming for Jobs and Justice” drum circle prior to the March, beginning at 10 a.m. near the MLK Memorial site.